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Bayreuth
Town square
Town square
Flag of Bayreuth
Coat of arms of Bayreuth
Location of Bayreuth
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Bayreuth is located in Germany
Bayreuth
Bayreuth
Bayreuth is located in Bavaria
Bayreuth
Bayreuth
Coordinates: 49°56′53″N 11°34′42″E / 49.94806°N 11.57833°E / 49.94806; 11.57833
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUpper Franconia
DistrictUrban district
Government
 • Lord mayorBrigitte Merk-Erbe
Area
 • Total66.92 km2 (25.84 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total74,506
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95401 – 95448
Dialling codes0921, 09201, 09209
Vehicle registrationBT
Websitewww.bayreuth.de

Bayreuth (German: [ˈbaɪ̯rɔʏ̯t] or [baɪ̯ˈrɔʏ̯t]; Upper Franconian: [ba(ː)ˈɾaɪ̯t]; Bavarian: Bareid; East Franconian: Baraid) is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of Upper Franconia. About 74,000 people live there. Bayreuth is internationally famous for the Bayreuth Festival (German: Bayreuther Festspiele), a festival for the music of Richard Wagner. Nearby bigger cities are Coburg, Bamberg, Hof and Nuremberg. Bayreuth has a university, the University of Bayreuth.

Sights[change | change source]

Bayreuth has a lot of sights and historical buildings which are usually visited by many tourists, especially at the time of the Bayreuth Festival. You can find sights such as the New Palace (Neues Schloss), Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Eremitage, Spitalkirche, The Old Castle, Margravial Opera House, and Wahnfried. Most of the sights have been built in the 18th century and the 19th century. The most popular sight in Bayreuth is the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which is a major opera building located north of Bayreuth.

References[change | change source]

  1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)